Welcome

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Salutation to a newcomer.

II. Welcome ·noun Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news.

III. Welcome ·noun Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library.

IV. Welcome ·noun Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome.

V. Welcome ·noun Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.

VI. Welcome ·vt To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea.